Viable — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are

capable of life or normal growth and development

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/vˈaɪəbəl/

🇬🇧British English

/vˈaɪəbəl/

🇮🇳Indian English

/vˈaɪəbəl/

1 syllable Say it as /vˈaɪəbəl/.

Examples

viable seeds
a viable fetus

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

workable feasible executable practicable

Parts of Speech

adjective	capable of being done with means at hand and circumstances as they are
adjective	capable of life or normal growth and development “viable seeds”

Word Forms

feasibleness	noun	the quality of being doable
feasibility	noun	the quality of being doable
feasibly	adverb	in a practicable manner; so as to be feasible
executability	noun	capability of being executed
practicableness	noun	the quality of being usable
viability	noun	capable of being done in a practical and useful way
work	verb	cause to operate or function

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

lebensfähig

mit den vorhandenen Mitteln und den gegebenen Umständen machbar ist

🇮🇹Italian

vitale

può essere fatto con i mezzi a disposizione e le circostanze così come sono

🇳🇱Dutch

realistisch

kan worden gedaan met de middelen die voorhanden zijn en de omstandigheden zoals ze zijn

🇵🇹Portuguese

viável

capaz de ser feito com os meios disponíveis e as circunstâncias como são

🇷🇺Russian

жизнеспособный

можно сделать, используя подручные средства и обстоятельства, каковы они есть

India

🇮🇳Hindi

व्यवहार्य

उपलब्ध साधनों और परिस्थितियों के अनुरूप कार्य करने में सक्षम

🇧🇩Bengali

কার্যকর

হাতের কাছে উপায় এবং পরিস্থিতির সাথে কাজ করতে সক্ষম তারা যেমন আছে

🇮🇳Tamil

சாத்தியமான

கைவசம் உள்ள வழிமுறைகள் மற்றும் சூழ்நிலைகள் உள்ளவாறு செய்யக்கூடிய திறன் கொண்டது

🇮🇳Telugu

ఆచరణీయమైనది

చేతిలో ఉన్న మార్గాలతో మరియు పరిస్థితులతో పూర్తి చేయగల సామర్థ్యం

🇮🇳Marathi

व्यवहार्य

हाताशी असलेल्या साधनांनी आणि परिस्थितीनुसार ते पूर्ण करण्यास सक्षम

🇮🇳Gujarati

વ્યવહારુ

હાથ પરના માધ્યમો અને સંજોગો જેમ તેઓ છે તેમ કરવામાં સક્ષમ

🇮🇳Kannada

ಕಾರ್ಯಸಾಧ್ಯ

ಕೈಯಲ್ಲಿರುವ ವಿಧಾನಗಳು ಮತ್ತು ಸಂದರ್ಭಗಳನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿರುವಂತೆ ಮಾಡುವ ಸಾಮರ್ಥ್ಯವನ್ನು ಹೊಂದಿದೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

പ്രായോഗികമായ

കൈയിലുള്ള മാർഗങ്ങളും സാഹചര്യങ്ങളും ഉപയോഗിച്ച് ചെയ്യാൻ കഴിവുള്ളവ

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਵਿਹਾਰਕ

ਹੱਥ ਵਿੱਚ ਸਾਧਨਾਂ ਅਤੇ ਹਾਲਾਤਾਂ ਨਾਲ ਕੀਤੇ ਜਾਣ ਦੇ ਸਮਰੱਥ ਜਿਵੇਂ ਉਹ ਹਨ

🇵🇰Urdu

قابل عمل

ہاتھ میں ذرائع اور حالات کے ساتھ کرنے کے قابل ہیں جیسا کہ وہ ہیں۔

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

可行的

能够利用现有的手段和现有的情况来完成

🇯🇵Japanese

実行可能な

手持ちの手段と状況をそのまま使用して実行できる

🇰🇷Korean

생존 가능한

현재의 수단과 상황에 따라 가능한 한

🇻🇳Vietnamese

khả thi

có khả năng thực hiện được với các phương tiện sẵn có và hoàn cảnh hiện tại

🇹🇭Thai

ทำงานได้

สามารถทำได้ด้วยวิธีการและสถานการณ์ตามที่เป็นอยู่

🇮🇩Indonesian

giat

mampu dilakukan dengan sarana yang ada dan keadaan sebagaimana adanya

🇵🇭Filipino

mabubuhay

kayang gawin gamit ang mga paraan sa kamay at mga pangyayari kung ano sila

🇲🇾Malay

berdaya maju

mampu dilakukan dengan cara dan keadaan yang ada

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

قابلة للحياة

قادرة على أن يتم ذلك بالوسائل المتاحة والظروف كما هي

🇮🇷Persian

قابل دوام

می تواند با وسایل موجود و شرایط موجود انجام شود

🇹🇷Turkish

uygulanabilir

eldeki imkanlarla ve mevcut koşullarla yapılabilen

🇮🇱Hebrew

בַּר חַיִים

מסוגל להיעשות באמצעים בהישג יד ובנסיבות כפי שהם

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